On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 02:48:31PM +0100, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> What about "smb" method for Windows? Will full backup transfer 
> everything (as tar would), or will it do some magic and transfer 
> new/changed files only (based on timestamps etc.)?

it transfers everything.

> If it transfers everything, perhaps it's better to install rsynd on a 
> Windows machine?

perhaps.  depends on whether that additional complexity is worth it to
you.  If you are bandwidth-constrained, then probably better.  If it's
on a LAN, maybe not worth the hassle.

danno
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